Browntasauras
Records Presents:
Brownman's HALLOWEEN THRILLER 2017 Brownman Electryc Trio + 1 plays Michael Jackson's Thriller From Press Release: Acclaimed jazz / hip-hop trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI will once again lead an all-star quartet through his popular annual Halloween Thriller concert. The much lauded BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO + 1 will perform the entire Michael Jackson "Thriller" recording, interpreted and re-worked in the Miles Davis-esque fashion this multiple National Jazz Award winning improviser has become known for. In addition to the quartet performing Thriller top to bottom, other MJ classics will be featured through the night for this unique Halloween jazz party series. Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged. 5 shows, 5 cities,
5 Halloween parties!
"Delving so deeply into that record always leaves us speechless", states Ali. "Michael birthed so many incredible tunes over the years, but his collaborations with Quincy Jones on Thriller has to be one of the most towering musical achievements in pop music ever. Using that brilliant material every year on Halloween, as jump-offs for what we do makes for a party that's both danceable, but still rooted in exploratory improvising and deep reaching solos. We approach it the way Miles might have." The BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO has won 2 National Jazz Awards, 3 Toronto Independent Music Award (lasting year winning the 2016 TIMA for "Jazz Group of the Year" for the second year in a row), a SOCAN music award, a CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, and an International Independent Music Award for "2015 Jazz-Funk album of the year" for their latest release "Gravitation", which hit number 4 on the iTunes USA jazz charts upon it's release. “Awards are nice, naturally, but to
dig what Brownman is doing, you’ve got to see him live. I had a chance
to do just that over the summer when Brownman fronted his killer trio ...
I came away with a blown mind. This guy’s got chops galore, soul to match,
and a sense of phrasing that recalls many of the greats, but suggests itself
to be his own.”
St
Catherines: Fri-Oct-27
Stratford:
Sat-Oct-28
Toronto:
Sun-Oct-29
Hamilton:
Mon-Oct-30
Kitchener:
Tue-Oct-31 - Happy Halloween!
THE BAND BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO + 1 is :: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet [ www.Brownman.com ] :: Nick Maclean - keyboards / synths [ www.NicholasMaclean.com ] :: Brad Cheeseman - 6-string electric bass [ www.BradCheeseman.com ] :: Riley O'Connor - drumset / percussion [ www.RileyDrums.com] ---- ** Jesse Dietschi - bass Fri/Sat [ www.JesseDietschi.com ]
ABOUT BROWNMAN Brownman.com / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube "One of the next great voices in the new generation of jazz improvisers” -- Randy Brecker, legendary 14x Grammy winning trumpet icon
A highly decorated player, Brownman's awards & accolades include 2 National Jazz Awards (with 11 nominations over the years), Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix Du Jazz" award, a CBC Galaxie Rising Star award, a SOCAN composers award, an International Independent Music Award for "Album of the Year", 3 Toronto Independent Music Award "jazz artist of the year" (7 nominations), a Black Canadian Award nomination for "Jazz Musician of the Year", a Caribbean Music & Entertainment Award for "Jazz Artist Of The Year", an induction into the WHO'S WHO IN BLACK CANADA, a BRAVO! channel documentary on his life, NOW magazine naming him "Toronto's Best Jazz Musician", CBC Radio Canada named him "one of the most recorded trumpet players in Canadian history", NPR in New York calls him "the new standard in electric jazz", the Trinidad & Tobago Consulate General awarded him with a citation for being a "Distinguished National of Trinidad", is listed by Air Canada as one of the "Top 10 reasons to visit Toronto". ..
BROUGHT TO YOU BY This show is a BROWNTASAURAS RECORDS presentation ![]() .
QUESTIONS? Got a question? Need more info? andrew@brownman.com or call 1-718-701-9449 .
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